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Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Description:

Is endemic to PR, is very common. Eats insects, fruits and seeds. First photo, is a male, The others, a female.

Habitat:

Every forests around the island.

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4 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Amazing! I've never heard of this. Someday, if my Mission for Southwestern Woodpeckers is allowed to be worldwide, I will definitely invite you!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Very Nice!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Congratulations Karla Morales; this is the first Puerto Rican Woodpecker on Project Noah!

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Precious!

Karla Morales
Spotted by
Karla Morales

Barrio Pueblo, Puerto Rico, USA

Spotted on Apr 11, 2013
Submitted on Aug 27, 2013

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